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02/13/2012 - Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Richardson had 17 points and was one of six Magic players to score in double figures Monday as Orlando took down the Minnesota Timberwolves, 102-89.
Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick and Hedo Turkoglu finished with 14 points apiece and Ryan Anderson added 13 for the Magic, who have won six of their last eight games.
Dwight Howard scored 11 points to go with seven boards in the victory.
Kevin Love had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost four straight. The Wolves turned the ball over 18 times, leading to 17 Magic points.
The Magic used an early 12-4 run to build a 17-8 advantage midway through the first, but the Wolves fought back and Ricky Rubio's trey with 1.4 seconds left in the period pulled Minnesota within 29-26 after one.
Orlando reestablished its comfortable lead in the second after beginning the quarter on a 12-4 flurry. Earl Clark netted six points during the spurt. The Magic continued to hold a healthy margin for the remainder of the half and took a 55-44 advantage into the locker room.
Love had 10 points and eight rebounds to pace Minnesota in the first half while Orlando nailed 6-of-13 attempts from beyond the arc.
The Magic began the second half on a 14-5 push as Turkoglu's lob to Howard gave Orlando its largest lead of 20, 69-49, midway through the third frame. The hosts took a 79-66 advantage into the final quarter.
Minnesota rallied in the fourth and pulled within eight following a 10-2 run. J.J. Barea and Michael Beasley hit consecutive treys and Derrick Williams made a pair of foul shots to cap the spurt as the Wolves found themselves down 90-82 with 5:47 to play.
But back-to-back three-pointers by Redick and Nelson upped the margin back to double digits, and Orlando cruised the rest of the way.
Game Notes
The Magic are 13-1 when they score at least 100 points...Orlando was 12-of-30 from three-point range while Minnesota was just 6-of-21...Rubio had 11 points and eight assists.
<< No. 13 Tennessee rips Kentucky
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Meighan Simmonds poured in a game-high 25
points as No. 13 Tennessee routed Kentucky, 91-54, at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Shekinna Stricklen posted 18 points and six rebounds for the Lady Vols (18-7,
9-3 SE
<< Syracuse snaps losing streak to Louisville
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.J. Fair scored 13 points, the last two on
a go-ahead layup, and No. 2 Syracuse escaped with a 52-51 win Monday night to
snap a seven-game losing streak to No. 19 Louisville.
Fair's layup, after Dion W
<< No. 9 Baylor handles Iowa State
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Perry Jones III netted a game-high 18 points and
pulled down seven rebounds as No. 9 Baylor handled Iowa State, 79-64, on
Monday.
Quincy Miller finished with 16 points and six assists, while Anthony Jones
<< Former 49ers, Dolphins WR Solomon dies
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freddie Solomon, a wide receiver and punt
returner for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers in the 1970s and 80s,
has died.
Solomon, 59, died Monday, the 49ers said in a statement. He had been bat
Staal lifts Hurricanes over Canadiens >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Staal netted two goals and added an
assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-3 win over the Montreal
Canadiens at Bell Centre.
Jamie McBain had a goal and an assist, while Jiri Tlust
James leads Heat past Bucks >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 35 points and the Miami
Heat snapped a three-game losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks with a 114-96
win on Monday night.
The Heat, in the midst of a three-games-in-three-days stretch,
Hornets beat Jazz, snap eight-game skid >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Kaman had 27 points and 13 rebounds
and the New Orleans Hornets overcame a late Utah rally to down the Jazz,
86-80, on Monday.
Gustavo Ayon netted 13 points to go with nine rebounds and three
Pavelski picks up 4 points as Sharks top Caps >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Pavelski totaled four points on two
goals and two assists as San Jose dealt Washington a 5-3 defeat at Verizon
Center.
Patrick Marleau contributed a pair of goals and Brent Burns also scored
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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